Forgotten Heroes of Punjab in India’s Freedom Struggle

 

Era	Hero	Contribution	Legacy
1857 Revolt	Sardar Sham Singh Attariwala	Fought valiantly in the Battle of Sabraon against British forces	Martyrdom inspired later generations
Ghadar Movement	Kartar Singh Sarabha	Organized overseas revolutionaries; printed Ghadar newspaper	Executed 1915, became symbol of youth patriotism
Revolutionary Phase	Bishan Singh Bedi	Member of Hindustan Republican Association; lesser‑known associate of Bhagat Singh	Imprisoned 1929, later worked for rural education
INA Era	Captain Ram Singh Thakur	Composed INA anthem and led musical unit	Post‑independence, honored by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s legacy
Local Resistance	Bibi Amrit Kaur of Jalandhar	Organized women’s protests and relief for jailed revolutionaries	Remembered for courage and social reform